My Favorite 75 Albums Of 2009 – Dec. 11
Posted By Ben W. on December 11, 2009
We’re back with three more albums today on the Great 2009 Album Advent Calendar Countdown. This is the part of the countdown where it starts to get tough to write about the records in question.
You can’t rip them as being depressingly disappointing. They’re not bad records, after all.
But you can’t rant and rave about how they are the single greatest contribution to Western culture since Mozart. Because, you know, we are still in the 40s here on the list.
So, click “more…” Read on. But be forewarned – you will find no extreme declarations. Just some boring words, with some boring punctuation. Sorry.
45. 200 Million Thousand – The Black Lips
It’s raw. It’s sophomoric. It’s more-than-occasionally more-than-a-little offensive. It’s moronic. It’s a hell of a lot of fun. And it’s The Black Lips’ best record album yet.
44. Now We Can See – The Thermals
I can’t help miss the concept-album format of 2006’s fantastic The Body, The Blood, The Machine, which found Hutch Harris and co. marrying great punk-pop tunes with terrific, angry lyrics. On this album, I can’t really figure out what any of the songs are about at all. The good news is they still have plenty of those ace punk-pop tunes.
43. Scars – Basement Jaxx
The Basement Jaxx guys may be guilty of attempting a few too many genre experiments (especially on the album’s second half) without high-quality songwriting as a foundation. Fortunately, the singles (“Scars,” “Raindrops” and “Twerk”) are good enough to overshadow the weak moments.
Check back tomorrow for Day 12 of the Advent calendar countdown. We’ll be listing three albums every day from now through Christmas when we get to No. 1.
Click DAY ONE to view Nos. 75-73.
Click DAY TWO to view Nos. 72-70.
Click DAY THREE to view Nos. 69-67.
Click DAY FOUR to view Nos. 66-64.
Click DAY FIVE to view Nos. 63-61.
Click DAY SIX to view Nos. 60-58.
Click DAY SEVEN to view Nos. 57-55.
Click DAY EIGHT to view Nos. 54-52.
Click DAY NINE to view Nos. 51-49.
Click DAY 10 to view Nos. 48-46.
MY FAVORITE 75 ALBUMS OF 2009 (THE LIST SO FAR)
75. Man Of Aran (Soundtrack) – British Sea Power
74. March Of The Zapotec/Holland EP – Beirut
73. Changing Horses – Ben Kweller
72. It’s Frightening – White Rabbits
71. Living Thing – Peter Bjorn And John
70. Working On A Dream – Bruce Springsteen
69. 21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
68. Grrr… – Bishop Allen
67. Let The Dominoes Fall – Rancid
66. Kingdom Of Rust – Doves
65. Get Guilty – A.C. Newman
64. Hands – Little Boots
63. Further Complications — Jarvis Cocker
62. Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future — The Bird And The Bee
61. The Love Language — The Love Language
60. The Crying Light — Antony And The Johnsons
59. Don’t Stop — Annie
58. My Way — Ian Brown
57. Post Electric Blues — Idlewild
56. Dragonslayer — Sunset Rubdown
55. Middle Cyclone — Neko Case
54. Tongue ‘N Cheek — Dizzee Rascal
53. Art Brut Vs. Satan — Art Brut
52. Tonight: Franz Ferdinand — Franz Ferdinand
51. Phrazes For The Young — Julian Casablancas
50. It’s Not Me, It’s You — Lily Allen
49. The Hazards Of Love — The Decemberists
48. Album — Girls
47. Manners — Passion Pit
46. Watch Me Fall — Jay Reatard
45. 200 Million Thousand – The Black Lips
44. Now We Can See – The Thermals
43. Scars – Basement Jaxx
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